Gene Hoffman
Chief Executive Officer at Chia Network, Inc.
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Gene Hoffman was the founder of eMusic.com, Inc. (founded in 1998) where he held the title of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director.
He was also the founder of Vindicia, Inc. (founded in 2003) where he held the title of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.
Currently, Mr. Hoffman is the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Chia Network, Inc. (since 2019).
In the past, he held positions as Director-Interactive Marketing at Pretty Good Privacy, Inc., Director & Executive Vice President at PrivNet, and Director at Helix Wind Corp.
(from 2009 to 2010).
Gene Hoffman active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Chia Network, Inc.
 Chia Network, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Chia Network, Inc. develops crypto-currency infrastructure. The company was founded by Bram Cohen and Ryan Singer and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/2023 |
Former positions of Gene Hoffman
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| HELIX WIND, CORP. | Director/Board Member | 08/03/2010 |
PrivNet
 PrivNet Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Gen Digital Inc., PrivNet is a company that provides internet software. The company is based in Chapel Hill, NC. PrivNet was acquired by Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. on November 15, 1996. | Director/Board Member | - |
eMusic.com, Inc.
 eMusic.com, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services eMusic.com, Inc. provides online digital music services. It sells downloadable audiobooks from all major audiobook publishers. The company has operations in Europe, Canada, and the United States. The company was founded by Gene Hoffman Jr., Robert H. Kohn and Gary Culpepper and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Founder | - |
Pretty Good Privacy, Inc.
 Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PGP Corp. develops, markets, and supports digital information security products used by a broad installed base of enterprises, businesses, governments, individuals and cryptography experts to secure proprietary and confidential information. During the past ten years, PGP® technology has built trusted security products. The PGP Corporation family of products includes PGP Universal—an automatic, self-managing, network-based solution for enterprises—as well as desktop, mobile, command line, and SDK solutions | Sales & Marketing | - |
Vindicia, Inc.
 Vindicia, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vindicia, Inc. provides payment management services to online merchants. Its services include subscription billing, microtransactions, digital content, chargebacks, marketing, one time payments and austomer acquisition. Vindicia was founded by Gene Hoffman and Mark Elrod in 2003 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| HELIX WIND, CORP. | Producer Manufacturing |
| Private companies | 5 |
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Vindicia, Inc.
Vindicia, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vindicia, Inc. provides payment management services to online merchants. Its services include subscription billing, microtransactions, digital content, chargebacks, marketing, one time payments and austomer acquisition. Vindicia was founded by Gene Hoffman and Mark Elrod in 2003 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
Pretty Good Privacy, Inc.
Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PGP Corp. develops, markets, and supports digital information security products used by a broad installed base of enterprises, businesses, governments, individuals and cryptography experts to secure proprietary and confidential information. During the past ten years, PGP® technology has built trusted security products. The PGP Corporation family of products includes PGP Universal—an automatic, self-managing, network-based solution for enterprises—as well as desktop, mobile, command line, and SDK solutions | Technology Services |
PrivNet
PrivNet Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Gen Digital Inc., PrivNet is a company that provides internet software. The company is based in Chapel Hill, NC. PrivNet was acquired by Pretty Good Privacy, Inc. on November 15, 1996. | Technology Services |
eMusic.com, Inc.
eMusic.com, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services eMusic.com, Inc. provides online digital music services. It sells downloadable audiobooks from all major audiobook publishers. The company has operations in Europe, Canada, and the United States. The company was founded by Gene Hoffman Jr., Robert H. Kohn and Gary Culpepper and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
Chia Network, Inc.
Chia Network, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Chia Network, Inc. develops crypto-currency infrastructure. The company was founded by Bram Cohen and Ryan Singer and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
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